Solar Energy Jobs

Solar Energy
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Solar Energy in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Solar Energy over the 6 months leading up to 20 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 711 882 866
Rank change year-on-year +171 -16 +402
Permanent jobs citing Solar Energy 4 7 10
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.007% 0.007% 0.012%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.018% 0.021% 0.029%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 7
10th Percentile - - £52,000
25th Percentile £56,250 - £56,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +4.00% -10.71%
75th Percentile £58,750 - £72,500
90th Percentile - - £76,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 - -

All Generic Skills
UK

Solar Energy falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 22,478 33,011 34,886
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 37.08% 33.55% 41.83%
Number of salaries quoted 10,775 20,492 21,196
10th Percentile £29,750 £29,000 £35,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £64,987
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -15.37% +3.98%
75th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £85,000
90th Percentile £105,000 £100,000 £107,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Solar Energy
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Solar Energy as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Solar Energy in the UK

Solar Energy
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Solar Energy.

Salary trend for Solar Energy in the UK

Solar Energy
Top 4 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Solar Energy within the UK over the 6 months to 20 July 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +121 4 £57,500 - 5
UK excluding London +125 1 £57,500 - 4
Midlands - 1 £57,500 - 1
West Midlands - 1 £57,500 - 1

Solar Energy
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

General
1 3 (75.00%) Electronics
1 3 (75.00%) Legal
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Site Manager
2 2 (50.00%) Operations Manager
3 1 (25.00%) Support Engineer
3 1 (25.00%) Technical Engineer
3 1 (25.00%) Technical Support
3 1 (25.00%) Technical Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Renewable Energy
1 4 (100.00%) SCADA
2 3 (75.00%) Driving Licence
2 3 (75.00%) Photovoltaics
3 1 (25.00%) Onboarding
3 1 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Functional Testing
1 3 (75.00%) Preventative Maintenance
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Root Cause Analysis
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) NVQ Level 3